Crystal Fighters are the new teacher’s pet of the ever-reliable French label Kitsune; who have been responsible for giving acts like Klaxons, La Roux, Bloc Party and Foals a trendy foot up from playing sweaty East End clubs to top ten singles and huge tours. Goldierocks takes the lo-fi fuzzed electric beats and cow bell rhythm of their latest single ‘I Love London’ and transforms it into a Digitalism and Rapture shaped electro love-in.
Don’t be surprised when rummaging through the retro rags of your local vintage clothes shop to hear Gabby Young and her band who are currently touring the best second hand shops in the UK. It’s fitting. Her sound is aged, worn and classic, and the lyrics like once loved dresses have a story to tell and her genre blending of burlesque, folk, jazz and cabaret is as eclectic in style as the clothes rails. Try her for size with this free download.
The phrase ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ comes to mind whilst listening to ‘You Do My Head In’, a track taken from second album May The Bridges I Burn Light The Way. Citing King Sunny Ade, Wiley and Talking Heads as influences on his MySpace page, Bass Clef (aka Ralph Cumbers) puts such a variety of inspirations to good use on a track with a carnival vibe, spacey, computerised moments and a brass section halfway through. A smorgasbord of a tune, and a free one at that.